Baker, Oklahoma
Baker | |
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![]() ![]() Baker Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
Coordinates: 36°52′10″N 101°01′05″W / 36.86944°N 101.01806°WCoordinates: 36°52′10″N 101°01′05″W / 36.86944°N 101.01806°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Texas |
Elevation | 2,848 ft (868 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 73950 |
Baker is an unincorporated community in northeastern Texas County, Oklahoma, United States, ¼ mile north of U.S. Route 64. Tyrone lies six miles to the north-northwest on U.S. Route 54 and Turpin lies eight miles to the east at the intersection of Route 64 and U.S. Route 83 in adjacent Beaver County.[2]
Originally named Bakerburg, the post office opened June 5, 1931, but has since closed.[3] The name was changed to Baker August 15, 1953. The community is said to have been named for Rueben F. Baker.[4]
NRHP Sites[]
Both the Baker Woodframe Elevator and the separate Baker Woodframe Grain Elevator are NRHP-listed.
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, Oklahoma
- ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazeteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 16 ISBN 0899332838
- ^ The Post Office lists the closest open location as being in Turpin. "Find USPS Locations (using Baker, Oklahoma as the search term)". USPS. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Shirk, George H., Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, p. 16 ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Oklahoma
- Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Panhandle
- Oklahoma geography stubs